Gradle 5.0 rc 1 is here: Get a sneak peek at what’s coming in 5.0

We have some pretty big news coming our way! The first release candidate for Gradle 5.0 is live and we take a look at the most promising new features and changes. Make sure you pay attention to this one since it marks the last phase before general availability hits, so we pretty much have the final deal!

We have some exciting news for you! The first release candidate for Gradle 5.0 is here and it’s stuffed with *tons* of new features, changes, and improvements!

And you should pay attention to this one since it marks the last phase before general availability. Sure, some of the features are still subject to change but what we have overall is pretty much going to be the final deal!

Since the list of updates and new features is truly endless, we will only concentrate on the highlights of this release candidate. You can find the extensive list here.

Dependency version alignment – This allows different modules belonging to the same logical group (platform) to have identical versions in a dependency graph.

Gradle build initialization features –gradle init functionality has been upgraded in this release: is now optionally interactive, includes new kotlin-library and kotlin-application project types, provides options for configuring project and package names, and more.

Searchable documentation – Search for Gradle Docs is back allowing you to search the user manual and DSL reference.

Task timeouts – You can now specify a timeout duration for a task, after which it will be interrupted.